2022 Canada Sevens Explained

Countries: Canada
Series:Sevens World Series XXIII
Date:16–17 April 2022
Matches:45
Tries:286
Top Point Scorer: Marcos Moneta (50 points)
Top Try Scorer: Marcos Moneta (10 tries)
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 Canada Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament for men's national teams held on 16–17 April 2022 at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series.

The event was won by Argentina, with player of the match Marcos Moneta scoring two tries in their 29–10 win against Fiji in the final.[1]

Australia defeated Samoa with a last-minute try in their 21-19 win to take bronze in the third-place playoff.[1] South Africa, the defending Canada Sevens champions from the two events in 2021,[2] [3] beat the 2020 event winners New Zealand in the fifth-place playoff.

Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarter-finals vying for a fifth-place finish. The remaining eight teams that finished third or fourth in their pool played off for 9th place, with the losers of the 9th-place quarter-finals competing for 13th place.

Teams

The sixteen national teams competing in Canada were:[4]

Pool stage

The pools were announced on 10 April.[5]

Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals

Pool A

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=25 abbr="Points" Pts
33009831+679
31025059–95
31024971–225
31023874–365

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Pool B

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=25 abbr="Points" Pts
330010943+669
32018553+327
31023678–425
30033894–563

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Pool C

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=25 abbr="Points" Pts
33007245+279
32018532+537
31025066–165
30033397–643

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Pool D

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=25 abbr="Points" Pts
32106236+268
32106243+198
31025067–175
30033664–283

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Knockout stage

Placings

PlaceTeamPoints
22
19
17
415
513
612
710
10
PlaceTeamPoints
98
107
115
5
133
142
151
1

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Argentina beat Fiji to end Sevens drought . Dungog Chronicle . 18 April 2022 . https://archive.today/20220516131143/https://www.dungogchronicle.com.au/story/7703089/argentina-beat-fiji-to-end-sevens-drought/ . 16 May 2022.
  2. News: September 20, 2021 . South Africa beats Kenya for Vancouver rugby sevens title . .
  3. Web site: September 27, 2021 . South Africa beat Great Britain 24-12 to win COVID-curtailed Sevens crown . Firstpost.
  4. Web site: HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 Vancouver . Rugby Asia 24/7 . 14 April 2022.
  5. News: Lambley . Garrin . Blitzboks get lucky with Vancouver Sevens pool draw . The South African . 10 April 2022 . https://archive.today/20220516133318/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/rugby/sevens/blitzboks-get-lucky-with-vancouver-sevens-pool-draw-breaking-fiji-springboks-latest/ . 16 May 2022.